Seamblue: Seamless bluetooth low energy connection migration for unmodified IoT devices

Syed Rafiul Hussain, Shagufta Mehnaz, Shahriar Nirjon, Elisa Bertino

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Abstract

At present, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is dominantly used in commercially available Internet of Things (IoT) devices – such as smart watches, fitness trackers, and smart appliances. Compared to classic Bluetooth, BLE has been simplified in many ways that include its connection establishment, data exchange, and encryption processes. Unfortunately, this simplification comes at a cost. For example, only a star topology is supported in BLE environments and a peripheral (an IoT device) can communicate with only one gateway (e.g. a smartphone, or a BLE hub) at a set time. When a peripheral goes out of range, it loses connectivity to a gateway, and cannot connect and seamlessly communicate with another gateway without user interventions. In other words, BLE connections are not automatically migrated or handed-off to another gateway. In this paper, we propose SeamBlue, which brings seamless connectivity to BLE-capable mobile IoT devices in an environment that consists of a network of gateways. Our framework ensures that unmodified, commercial off-the-shelf BLE devices seamlessly and securely connect to a nearby gateway without any user intervention.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks, EWSN 2017
EditorsPer Gunningberg, Thiemo Voigt, Thiemo Voigt
PublisherJunction Publishing
Pages132-143
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9780994988614
StatePublished - 2017
EventInternational Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks, EWSN 2017 - Uppsala, Sweden
Duration: Feb 20 2017Feb 22 2017

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks
ISSN (Electronic)2562-2331

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks, EWSN 2017
Country/TerritorySweden
CityUppsala
Period2/20/172/22/17

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Information Systems
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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